Discussion Questions for 11/14

Latinos and Child Well-being: Implications from Child Welfare

1.) Describe the difference between child welfare and the well-being of Latino children

2.) What are some of the "risk factors" Professor Ortega identifies which tend to increase the likelihood of child maltreatment?

3.) What are the 2 main gaps / problems that he mentions relating to Latino child welfare services?

4.) Define the Latino Paradox with regards to child welfare. Do you agree with it?

5.) What does Professor Ortega suggest for future direction and improvement in regards to the current situation of child welfare?


Powerful Spaces: Tracing the Out-of-School Literacy Spaces of Latino/a Youth

#1.) What methodology does Professor Moje use to conduct her studies?

#2.) What were the four perspectives used to examine self-enactment? What was the fifth perspective that Professor Moje suggested in the reading?

#3.) What concept is Professor Moje developing when she refers to the concepts of time and space? In what ways do you think these "spaces" affect adolescents? What were some examples given in the reading?

#4.) What was the model / diagram Professor Moje used to categorize readers?

#5.) What myth does Professor Moje's research try to combat? What two specific results did she focus on in lecture?

#6.) What does Professor Moje suggest to improve the reading proficiency of Latino adolescents?